NEW SEASON’S LAMB

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 83, 2 January 1935, Page 12

NEW SEASON’S LAMB

London Prices Very Firm

GOOD TRADE REPORTED Lamb market: New Season’s lamb meeting with good trade, with prices very firm. Mutton market: Wethers and ewes, trade good at higher prices owing to short supplies. Beef: Market steady aud prices unchanged. New Zeaiand. porker pigs ■ Fair trade, with lightweight slight.J higher. New Zealand baconer pigs: Norn'"‘The above report, dated December 28 has been received by the Meat Boaru from its London office, which advises tb.i. the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week endec. December 28, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are tor representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being lor business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Market, and/or ex London stores. Prices for the two previous weeks are also shown. All North Island lamb Quotations are for new season’s meat:—New Zealand sheep: Canterbury and North Island selected cross_bred wethers and maiden ewes, 481 b. to 561 b., s}d. (4 7-B<l., 4 5-Bd.) ; 571 b. to 641 b„ 5 1-Sd. (4 7 7-Sd., 4 5-Bd.) ; 651 b. to 721 b.. s'l (4Jd., 4 3-Bd.). North Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes. 481 b. to 561 b., 54d. (4 7-Sd., 44d.) ; o7lb. to 641 b.. 5 1-Bd. (4 7-8 d„ 4fd.): 651 b. to 721 b.. sd. (4jd., 4 3-Bd.). Ewes, 481 b. and under. 4}d. (4d„ 3J<l.); 481 b. to 641 b., 3 7-Bd. (3H. 3}d.) ; 651 b. to 721 b., 3jd. (3 5-8 d„ 3 3-Bd.). • - New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, not quoted. Selected North Island brands. 361 b. and under, 7 7-Sd. (7fd., 7 7-Sd.) • 371 b. to 421 b., 8 l-Bd. (7 7-Sd„ 7 7-8 d.); 431 b. to 501 b., not quoted; second quality, average 321 b., 7d. (same). Other North Island brands, first quality, 361 b and under, 7 '5-8(1. (7}d., 7 5-Bd.) ; 371 b. to 421 b., 7 7-Sd. (7}d., 7 5-Bd.) ; second quality, average 321 b.. 6}d. (same). /Australian lambs: Victorian, first quality, 361 b. and under, 6 7-Sd. (6 7-8 d . Gjd.); 371 b. to 421 b.. 7d. (6 7-Bd., 6 5-Bd.). Argentine lambs: 361 b. and under. 61'1 (6Jd., Gid.) ; 371 b. to 421 b., 7d„ (GJd., 6}d.). New Zealand beef: Ox fores, 2 3-Bd. (same); ox hinds, 3}d. (same). Cow fores and hinds not quoted. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, 3 3-Bd. (3d.. 3 l-8d.); ox hinds, 6 1-Sd. (s}d , 5 5-Bd.). Australian frozen beef: Ox crops, over 1001 b.. 2}d. (same); ox hinds, over 1601 b., 3}d. (same). . New Zealand prime porker pigs: 601 b. to 801 b.. 6 l-Bd. (6d., 6d.); 811 b to 1001 b., 5 5-Bd. (same); 1011 b. to 1201 b., 51d. (same). New Zealand baconer pigs: 1201 b. to 1601 b., 5Jd. (same).